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Age Does Not Appear to Drive Cardiovascular Risk in Pregnancy
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (657+ words) Underlying cardiovascular risk, rather than older age, drives complications such as venous thromboembolism, cardiomyopathy and heart failure during pregnancy, according to new Weill Cornell Medicine research. The findings may encourage doctors to more actively address cardiovascular health in patients before…...
Faculty Honored with Notable Awards
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (311+ words) Dr. Kyu Rhee, right, is honored by Dr. Robert A. Harrington, left, with the'Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentorship May 14 during Weill Cornell Medical College's Commencement. Credit: Amelia Panico Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members were honored with awards for their exemplary…...
Convocation Recognizes Graduate Students" Achievements
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (322+ words) Graduate students earn special awards and prizes May 13 during Convocation. Credit: Reece Taylor Williams Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences celebrated students in the Class of 2026 for their academic achievements during its'May 13'convocation ceremony. The ceremony, hosted by Dr....
Medical and PA Students Honored During Convocation
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (567+ words) The Alan Van Poznak Award for Excellence in Anesthesiology The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award The Henry Adelman Memorial Award for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine The Anthony Seth Werner, M. D. , Memorial Prize The Jay Lawrence Award…...
Dr. Dhruv Khullar Named NAM Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (397+ words) Dr. Dhruv Khullar, an associate professor of population health sciences and of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been selected as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine (ELHM) Scholar by the National Academy of Medicine. "I've always wanted to…...
Oral GLP-1 Medication Helps Patients Maintain Weight Loss
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (409+ words) While injectable GLP-1s work well for weight loss, keeping the weight off after discontinuing the therapies is challenging. The'results'of the ATTAIN-MAINTAIN trial showed that switching to the once-daily orforglipron pill may provide an alternative to help maintain the weightloss. Credit:…...
Bio Innovate Conference Showcases Path from Innovation to Scale Through a Growing Ecosystem
1+ week, 3+ day ago (782+ words) "We think it has the potential to be completely non-toxic, because this drug won't interfere with the immune system. It may also expand the market by treating the progressive phase of MS, which current drugs don't treat," he said. "If…...
WCM-Q Celebrates Largest Graduating Class in its History
1+ week, 4+ day ago (220+ words) The WCM-Q Class of 2026 taking the Hippocratic Oath. Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar celebrated its largest ever graduating class, which also includes a record 22 Qatari nationals, during the institution's commencement ceremony May 5. The institution awarded U. S. -accredited Cornell University medical degrees to 52 new…...
A New Kind of Cold Sensor | Newsroom | Weill Cornell Medicine
1+ week, 4+ day ago (661+ words) A New Kind of Cold Sensor'WCM Newsroom A New Kind of Cold Sensor Lipids control when the channel turns on. A structural overview (left) and zoom-in (center) highlight a key interaction site at the membrane interface. The color scale (right)…...
Should Medicaid Tie Drug Prices To What Other Countries Pay? | Newsroom | Weill Cornell Medicine
2+ week, 2+ day ago (259+ words) A pilot program aimed at reducing Medicaid drug spending has limitations, according to a'multi-institutional research team including faculty from Weill Cornell Medicine. The program has some promise. "There is potential value to having the federal government negotiate on behalf of…...